WhatsApp users needs to be careful but no app is immune to vulnerabilities

Pune | Tuesday | 13th April, 2021

Summary:

Another messaging app Telegram has also qualified for an uptick in downloads but Signal has been topping the charts on the Apple and Android app stores. - Advertisement -The fact is that no app is immune to security vulnerabilities; they are a fact of technological life. CVE-2020-1886 was a buffer-overflow problem in the WhatsApp for Android app versions before v2.20.11 that could be caused by receiving and answering a malevolent video call. CVE-2020-1890 was another Android app problem this time triggered by receipt of a malicious sticker message that could lead to privilege escalation once more. The CERT-In advisory suggests users install and update to the latest version of WhatsApp with security patches from the App Store..